Francis W. Judge (February 10, 1838 - December 3, 1904) was an English-born American soldier who received the

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for his actions in the

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Biography

Judge was born in England on February 10, 1838. He moved to America sometime between his birth and the start of the American Civil War. He served as First sergeant in Company K of the

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during the Civil War. Judge eventually reached the rank of Brevet Major in the U.S Volunteers. He earned his medal in action at the

Battle of Fort Sanders The Battle of Fort Sanders was the crucial engagement of the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, fought in Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 29, 1863. Assaults by Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet failed to break through the def ...

, Knoxville,

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on November 29, 1863. He received his medal on November 2, 1870. He died in New York, New York on December 3, 1904, and is now buried in The Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

Medal of Honor Citation

The color bearer of the 51st Georgia Infantry. (C.S.A.), having planted his flag upon the side of the work, Sgt. Judge leaped from his position of safety, sprang upon the parapet, and in the face of a concentrated fire seized the flag and returned with it in safety to the fort.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Judge, Francis W. American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor United States Army Medal of Honor recipients 1838 births 1904 deaths People of New York (state) in the American Civil War English emigrants to the United States